Family Papilionidae | Genus Papilio Rank Species | |
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Similar Papilio acheron, Papilio diophantus, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio inopinatus, Papilio phestus | ||
Papilio amynthor, the Norfolk swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family, that is found in the south-west Pacific Ocean on Norfolk Island and the Loyalty Islands. It commonly inhabits rainforest and suburban areas.
The wingspan is 85–91 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum pinnatum, and the introduced Citrus limon.
References
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